Written questions

1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received representations from the (a) Mayor of London and (b) combined authority mayors on rent controls since July 2024.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62978 on MHCLG: Travel, if he will provide the (a) date, (b) cost and (c) approximate location of each Ministerial journey.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes England: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the section on Fruitless payments on p.104 of the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC1062, published on 22 July 2025, p.104, whether Homes England is n

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combatting Hate against Muslims Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS872, on Combating Hatred Against Muslims Fund, how many bids to provide an anti-Muslim hatred monitoring

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Government: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) retaining, (b) reforming and (c) removing the requirement for (i) applicants to councils and (ii) councils to place statutory not

9 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question HL9153 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what date was the last communication between the Cabinet Office and Westminster City Council in relat

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combatting Hate against Muslims Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS872, on Combating Hatred Against Muslim Fund, what was included in the bid by the British Muslim Trust fo

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Combatting Hate against Muslims Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS872, on Combating Hatred Against Muslim Fund, what financial due diligence his Department undertook in relation

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from local authorities on creating charter trustees, in the context of local government restructuring.

9 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme on the number of (a) repossessions and (b) households entering negative equity.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of higher levels of regulation in the private rented sector on the number of people who are unable to rent privately and in ne

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help enable people living in social rented housing to own pets.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Estate Agents: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of estate agents who are not members of a redress scheme.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of (a) the New Homes Bonus and (b) payments for bringing empty homes back into use on the number

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23864 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Photography, what the length of the fixed term loan of the S

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16490 on Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities, what the total number of staff who are employed within his De

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68060 on Islamophobia, whether the responses to the Islamophobia definition call for evidence from organisations which are subj

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68060 on Islamophobia, whether the Working Group has had a meeting with MCB; and whether they have received evidence from the M

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Byelaws

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 30143 on Byelaws, what legislative vehicle his Department plans to use to implement its proposals on byelaws from the Engli

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68123 on Business Premises: Rents, if he will place a copy of the research in the Library.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 67391 on Building: Safety, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential regulatory cost of London having differ

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has provided guidance on the potential use of public funds by local authorities to (a) campaign on and (b) seek to influence Government decisions on unitar

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Second Homes: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Council Tax second homes premium on trends in levels of people changing their property status to business rate holiday

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) building regulations and (b) planning policy on levels of installation of air conditioning in new build homes.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 83 of his Department's policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the use of a hotel as asylum hostel accommodation constitutes a material change of use.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which trade unions in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies receive (i) facility time and (ii) diversity network time.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to stop referring to lower socio-economic status in his Department’s publications.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes England: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which international conferences were attended by Homes England in the 2024-25 financial year; and what the cost was of attending each conference.

8 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Local Press

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the level of change in business rates on local newspapers in 2025-26.

Source: official written-questions record.